Lima, Peru. January 24, 2017 Summary On January 24th, 2017, Bank Information Center, Derechos Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR) and AIDESEP (Interethnic Association of the Peruvian Amazon) presented a workshop titled “Reformas Globales y Alcances Nacionales” to an audience of approximately 50 participants from Peruvian civil society, including representatives from AIDESEP’s executive leadership and its …
The AIIB approved $1.7 billion in financing for nine projects in 2016, but still does not have a mechanism to address concerns from people who are affected by those projects. In early February 2017, sixteen civil society organizations called on the AIIB’s Director-General for Compliance, Effectiveness, and Integrity to conduct a public consultation process on a …
The Bank Information Center advocates for social, ecological and economic justice by amplifying local voices and democratizing international development finance. As an organization which works to protect the fundamental human rights of marginalized populations, including refugees, we condemn in the strongest possible terms the discriminatory Executive Order signed by President Trump to ban nationals from …